US Market Update: Trump Towers

There are more Trump Towers being erected by certain indexes (ref. Uncle Buck's pants tent noted yesterday in an HUI update).  As an aside, say what you will about the…

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NFTRH; ‘Inflation Trade’ Update

We have belabored yields and yield curves (and TIP-TLT / 10yr Breakevens for that matter) and the signs have been inflationary.  Today with the broad futures up once again, we…

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NFTRH; Trump +Day 1

The market pulled the ole' whipsaw on those thinking that Trump would tank the markets or that he was somehow good for gold.  I don't really understand the logic of…

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NFTRH; Multi-Market Update

A quick snapshot of the US, Japan, Europe and China. From this week's report:  "SPX can bounce to the 2120-2140 area, which is thick resistance." Well, here we are.  As…

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The Presidential Cycle

The market has been very readable since before Brexit.  It was over bearish and due for a post-Brexit rally . It was due for a drop to test major support…

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Good and Bearish?

If players are finally buying into the bearishness, now we are getting somewhere.  Very simply, SPX has had a date with the 2100 (+/-) target we have had open since…

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Reducing Short Exposure

In line with the message of the previous post, with yesterday's ding of the 2100 area on SPX and today's further weakness, I covered my largest position, which was an…

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SPY: Gappy Not So Happy

From yesterday's Happy Gappy day trader post... "Even still, who’s to say today’s little expression of joy is not a gap to be filled quickly on the downside?" Boink, in…

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SPY: Happy Gappy

Follow me if you will once again into the world viewed by a day trader.  This is their world I assume, because they have to watch this stuff all day…

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Market Internals; Prelude to a Crash? Part 2

The following is an excerpt from the Market Sentiment & Internals segment of the October 16 edition of Notes From the Rabbit Hole, NFTRH 417, which also included technical analysis…

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